Garage-door opening and closing device



Feb. 10, 1931. P. J. KURTZ GARAGE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 26. 1928 Inverztar .Pazzl ifffariz Feb. 10, 1931. P. J. KURTZ GARAGE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE Filed Nov. 26. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v Q v Attorney Patented Feb. 10, 1931 warren. STATES PAUL J. KURTZ, or roar oiinsmna, new YonK' eAnnen-noos oramne a es onosnvennvron- "Application fiieaiiovember 26.19528. seiiai to". $22,035.

The present invention relatesto improvements in closure operators and has reference more particularly to a means for opening and closing the vertically hinged swinglng door 6 of a garage. r

The primary object is to provide a device of the above mentioned character whereby the doors of the garage may be swung either to an open or closed position by the operator 11) of the vehicle without necessitating the driver having to leave the car in order to either open or close the doors.

A further object is to provide a garage door opening and closing device that will not 1nterfere with the entrance or exit of the car with respect to the garage.

A further object is to provide a garage door opening and closing device of the above mentioned character which will at all times be positive and eiiicient in its operation, the same being further simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purposes for which 1t is designed.

Other objects and advantageswill become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, formlng a part of this specification, and in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing the arrangement of the cables and the pulleys, he doors of a garage, and the standards, and

Figure 2 is a top plan View, the garage hein g shown in section.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration'is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numerall designates a portion of a garage, the swinging doors thereof being denoted by the numeral 2 and 3 respectively. The forward corner posts to which the doors are hinged are shown at at and 5 respectively in Figure 2.

A vertically disposed standard 6 is arranged at one side of the roadway a suitable distance forwardly of the garage and a hori- Zontally disposed bar 8 has its forward end extending across the upper end portion of the standard and is secured at its rear end to the adjacent side ofthe garage. An additional vertical standard 7. is located at the other side of the roadwaya' shorter distance from the gara ethan the emanates shown inthe drawings. j

' The operating means for opening and closing' the arage doors includes a cable 10 that is connected at one end to the upper inner corner portion of the door 2 on the outer side 0 thereof asat 11 and this oableis traiiied over a pulley 12 attached to the cross bar;8 and. extends-forwardly, over a pulley 13 mounted onthe forwardmost standard 6.

' The cable then extends downwardly'along 55 the inner side of the standard 6 and is tia'ined over theflower pulley 14 secured onthis standard. Thecable-then extends upwardly along the inner side of the standard 6 and is trained over afpulley 15 secured on said 7 standard 7 above the pulley 13 as clearly shown infFigure 1. V j i The cable," 10 their extends rearwardly through an opening provided therefor in the upper portion of the corner post e and is trained over apulley 16 seciired on the side wall of garage 1 the cable then extending downwardly along the side of the garage and being trained over a pulley 17 arranged adjacent the floor. ofth'e garage. H j

The cable is then trained were pulley 1 8 located adjacent the pulley 16 the other 1 of thi abl i a t t he ea de of the upper inner corner portion of the door sesame. j j H An additional cable 22 is secured at one end we e outer side of the door 3 at the upper inner cornerjther eof as shown at 23. This cable extends forwardly and is trainedover a pulley 24carranged on the upper endof the 96 7 standard .7. The cable 22 then extends rearwardly through an opening in the upper portion of the other corner post 5 and is further trained over a pulley 25 that is located adj acent the top of the garage. The other end of the cable 22 is attached to the rear side of the door 2 as clearly shown at 26 in Figure 2.

The operation of my improved device is thought to be readily obvious from the construction shown and described and it will be 1 observed that the provision of a device of this character will enable the garage doors to be swung either to an open or closed position while the operator remains seated in the car thus saving considerable time and labor and further preventing any dangerous accidents occurring such as frequently results where the operator must leave the car to open or close the doors and the brakes on the car fail to properly function.

A device of this character can be readily and easily installed without necessitating any material alterations and the parts are so arranged as to render the same readily and easily accessible to the driver.

Furthermore the doors can be opened or closed either from the interior or the exterior of the garage.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a device for opening and closing the hinged doors of a garage, standards arranged at opposite sides of the roadway forwardly of the doors, cables attached at one end to the outer face of each door, pulleys arranged on the respective standards over which the cables are trained, said cables extending rearwardly through the respective corner posts of the garage, additional pulleys arranged within the garage over which the cables are trained, the other ends of the cables being secured to the inner sides of the opposite doors as .and for the purpose described.

2. In a device for opening and closing the hinged doors of a garage, standards arranged at opposite sides of the roadway forwardly of the doors, cables attached at one end to the outer face of each door, pulleys arranged on the respective standards over which the cables are trained, said cables extending rearwardly through the respective corner posts of the garage into said garage, additional pulleys arranged within the garage over which the cables are trained, the other ends of the cables being secured to the inner sides of the opposite doors as and for the purpose described, the portions of one of the cables within the garage being so arranged as to provide means for opening or closing the doors from the inside of the garage.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PAUL J. KURTZ. 

